Machine for attaching identification



7 Lily 2, 1929. P. P. LINDEN MACHINE FOR ATTAGHING IDENTIFICATION SEALS ON SKINS Filed Dec. 27, 1927 3 SheetsSheec l INVENTOR BY 30ml D 111', 2

I ATTORNEY P. P. LINDEN 1.719.480

MACHINE FOR ATTACHING IDENTIFICATION SEALS ON SKINS July 2, 1929.

Filed Dec. 27, 1927 s Sheets-Sheet 2 mj xg Jim I UH H ATTORNEY P. P. LINDEN July 2, 1929.

MACHINE FOR ATTACHING IDENTIFICATION SEALS ON SKINS 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed De C. 27, 1927 ATTORNEY Patented July 2, 1929..

was stares IPAUL'P. LINDEN, F YONKERS, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR ATTACHING IDENTIFICA'IZON SEALS ON SKINS.

Application filed December 27, 1927. Serial No. 242,700.

. This invention relates to a new and useful 'machine for securing identification seals to furs, skins, silks, or thelike in bolts, which are sent outto be treated, cured or dyed. In an an application Serial No. 212,699, filed simultaneously with this application, the identification seal disclosed herein has been claimed.

The objectof the invention is to provide a machine of the class described embodying a means of punching holes in the articles to whichthe identification seal is to be secured to, in combination with a means of placing the seal in place and crimping the seal so as to securely attach the same to the article. I

A further-object of the invention is to provi'de a machine of the class described of novel construction and arrangements of parts herematter more fully described, clalmed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a front elevational View of my improved machine. r

Fig. 2 is'a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view.

Fig. 4: is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the movable head as embodiedin my improved machine, showing same in a semi extended position.

Fig.5 is a similar view to that illustrated in Fig.4, showing the movable head fully extended- I Fig. 6 ma vertical central sectional'view taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 4.

I Fig. 7 is a'transversesectional View taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 3.

Fig. Sis a transverse sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of'Fig; 3.

' Fig. 9 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the'identification seal plate magazine seal partly in section. V

Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line-10 10 of Fig. 3;

i Fig. 11 is a side elevational view thereof.

Fig.12 is a transverse sectional view taken 7 on the line 12-12 of Fig. 10,

Fig. 13 is a side elevational view of the iden tilication seal m agazine.

-'Fig. 1 1 isa side elevational view of the movable head operating linkage.

Fig. 15 is a rear elevational view thereof.

As here embodied my improved device comprises a platform 10, or base element, horizontally disposed and supported by the downwardly extended elements 11, or legs. The lever 12, provided with a handle element 13, pivotally attached as at 14, to the arm 15, secured to and extended from the guide 16.

The slide 17 is slidably mounted in the guide 16 and has secured thereto, and extended therefrom pins 18 and 19, adapted to engage in elongated openings 20 and 21, respectively formed intermediate the lever 12. The magazine 22, or hopper is of tubular, rectangular transverse cross-section, and is secured to and extended vertically from the bracket 22, and is adapted to hold the engaging members 23, and has formed therein an opening 24, at one side thereof, for the purpose of permitting the said engaging members to be positioned-or placed in the said magazine. The said engaging members are positioned or placed in a verticalcolumn, or pile therein. The slide 17 has secured thereto, a finger member 25 adapted to engage or strike the engaging member 26, p0- sitioned at the bottom of the above mentioned vertical column. The above described 'construction is such that the lever 12, when manually pulled or forced outwardly, will cause the finger member 25, to engage or strike the engaging member 26, as a means of sliding the said engaging member, from the vertical column, inwardly into the elongated opening 27, or slot formed in the table 29. The lever 12 is normally held in an inward position by means of the tension spring 30, attached to the above mentioned pin 18, and to the pin 31 secured to the guide 16. The table 29 is mounted on and extended from the platform 10.

The lever 33, provided with a handle element 3 1, is pivotally attached as at 35, to the arm 36," secured to and extended from the guide 37. The slide 38 is slidably mounted in the guide 37 and has secured thereto and extended downwardly therefrom a pin 39, held in engagement with or in contact interniediately with the lever 33 by means of the tenson spring 40, secured to the pin 39, and to the guide 37. The guide 37 is secured as at 37 by bolts, screws or the like to the extended portion 67 of the support 67. The stop 36 is mounted in and extended from the guide 37, as a means of limiting the movement of the slide 38. The cover 18 is secured as at 19 to the guide 37. The guide 37 is adapted to guide the slide 38. The magazine 41, or hopper is of tubular, rectangular cross section, and is secured to and extended vertically from the guide 37, and is adapted to hold the identification seals 42. The said identification seals 42 are positioned or placed in. a vertical column, or pile in the said hopper, havingtheir extended. elements "attended downwardly; slidably Flikh ..v. Q

gaging the rodsl and 46, respectively, verv tically disposed in the said hopper, which is provided with an upper open end d7, 'as a means of permitting the said identification seals to be positioned on therods 4t5 and 46, in the said hopper, as above set forth. The slide 88 is provided with upwardly side extended elements, having their extremities formed or bent inwardly as at 18, as a means ot engaging or striking the identification seal, designated by the reference numeral d9,

POSlhlOIilGCl' in the hopper 41, at the bottom of'the. said pile, as a means 0f sliding the i'dentificationseal 491' inwardly therefrom, when the lever is forced or pressed inwardly. g

"Thesaididentification seal is slidably positioned as, designated by the, reference numeral" 7.8, resting on the Levers 79 and 80,

hinged as M81 and 82,. respectively to the guide. 37, the extended elements of the said identification seal, extended downwardly 1ntermediate the levers 7 9 and 80. Coil springs 83 and 84k are wound eo-axial on the hinge pins 81 and 82-, respectively, as. a means of normally holdingthe levers 79 and 80 in a horizontally extended position.

'The. pedal 50, or treadle, is pivotally secured atone extremity as at 51, to a rodhorizontally disposed and secured to two of the adjacent legs 11. The pedal 50- is provided with anon-larged free extremity 52,

adapted tOrlGCGi-VG or support the foot of the operator of my improved device, for the purpose as-hereiniafter set-forth. The rod 53' is secured as at 5%,, intermediately to; the pedal and is secured at its upper extremity, as

zit-55, in proximity to the extremity of the lever 56, pivotally mounted, intermediately as at 57;,to the bracket 58, secured to and extended downwardly from the'platform 10.

The rod 591 is secured to the extremity of the lever 56 and is secured as at 61, to the extremity of-the. bellerank 62, pivotall-y secured as at 63, intermediate the brackets 64 and 65,,secured -as at 66, by a bolt, screw, or the like and, extended: upwardly. from the hori Zontally extendedportion 66, of the support 67-, secured to the platform 10' and extended j upwardly theretrom.

V. A pair 01 links 68 and 69, are pivotallv secured as at 70, to theextremity ot the bellcrank 62 and are similarly secured as at 71,

to the H shz-ipe'd link 72, which, isprovided- \vithan extended element 78-, pivotally secured, at its extremity, as at 74, to the brackets 6d and: 65. Thelink 72 is pivotally attached,-as at 75 to the extendedp'ortion 76 of the movable head 77 slidably mounted vertically in an aperture formed in the above mentioncd elcment 66, of the support 67.

V The above described construction is such as will permit the movable head 77 to he slid downwardly when the pedal 50 is depressed, the bellerank 62, the links 68 and 69 and the link 72, assuming a somewhat downward I position, as designated by the reference nu merals 62, 69 and 72 respectively. The

'movable head '77 "is provided with a downwardly extended portion 85, of hollow cyl111-'.'

drical construction, having mounted therein a rod 86wh1ch s provided wlth an enlarged lower portion 87, adapted to slidably engage in the, extended portion of the movable head 77;. The expansion spring 88 is wound orpositionedon the rod 86, as a means of position. The upper-end of the rod 86 is normally engaged by the inwardly extended extremities 89' and 90, respectively of the, levers 91 and 92-, mounted-as at 93xand94, re

spectively, to, the movable head 77 and. op positel-y extended horizontally Ytheretroin through apertures tormeddn the'saidmov-. able head, Tension springs 91 and 92 are: secured respectively intermediatetothe levers normally holding the rod in a downward,

91 and 92 a-nd-to the movable head 77, as

a means, of normally holding the said levers in a horizontally extended position. The cap 95. is secured as at 96 and 97, by screws,

bolts, or thelike to the'lower extremity ofthe extended portion 85 of the movable head 77 and is provided with a downwardly ex tended element 98. The pins 99.- and. 100 are. slidably mounted in the cap 96-. andfare cured to and, extended downwardly from the enlarged portion 87 of the rod 86.

Therod 102, or plunger is s'lidably mount cdin the plate member 103, which is pro vided with a downwardly extended. portion 104:, h ving; a flanged, extremity 105 secured to the above mentioned platform 10, The

rod 102 is extended downwardly through an aperture termed in the extended portion 104' of the plate member.103, somewhat below the platform 10 and provided with an enlarged extremity 10 6,having secured thereto and extended therefrom a pin 107. The t n-Y V 'sion spring 108 is securedtonthe pin107 and ly in the adjacent extremities of the said,

slides. v through elongated openings formed in, the sa dplate member 103. The slides 119' and 120 are slidablymounted-in the, plate-merit 7 her 103. e

The above described construction is such as Wlll permit my mproved device to'funm tion as follows. The article to whichhiy The pins 117 and 118 extending identification seal is to be secured, designated by thereference numeral 121 positloned'or 15 i length to extend somewhat beyond the lowerplaced on the slides 119 and 120. By dej pressing the pedal 50, the movable head 77 is forced downwardly, as above set forth,

extremities of the extended portions of the said seal, as-clearly shown in Fig. 4, as a means of permitting the said pins 99 and 100 to perforate the said article 121. A further, or additional depression of the pedal 50, causes the free extremitylOl of the lever 56, to engage the extended portion 125, of the lever 125, and this lever engages the enlarged extremity 106 of the rod 102, and raises the rod102, which causes the slides 119 and 120 to be forced outwardly by means of the links 110 and 111, and permits the engaging member to drop on the upper extremity of the rod 102 and be supported thereby. Upon further depression of the pedal 50, the levers 91' and 92, engage or strike the adjustable stops 126 and 127, respectively, threadedly mounted in the brack- 'et 126', secured as at- 127, to the extended portion 67 of the above mentioned support 67, causing the said levers to disengage the rod 86, permitting the rod 86 to move relatively upwards with relation to the head 77 and against the action of spring 88, which will permit the lower extremity of the cap 95, to engage the seal, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, as a-means of crimping the extended portions of the said seal into the apertures formed in the said engaging members, as clearly shown in Fig. 5 which will securely. attach the said seal to the said article 121.

'Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows '1. In a machine of the class described,-a

vmovable head having a cap with a downwardly extended element attached on its bottom, a rod slidably mounted in the said head and having projecting pins at its bottom ex- 2 tending thru the said downwardlyextended element and adapted for passing thru the openings of an identification seal, a spring normally urging the rod downwards, levers pivotally mounted on the said head and having their inner ends resting on the top of the rod'for restraining possible upward motion of the rod relative to the head while the head moves downwards, stops for abutting the outer ends of the levers during downward motion'of the head for freeing the rod so as to permit the same to move upwards relative to the head during the final stages of downward motion of the head for permitting the said pins to be moved from the openings in the seal, and springs for moving the said levers back to operative positions upon a raising of the head.

2. In a machine of the class described, a movable head having a cap with a downwardly extended element attached on its bottom, a rod slidably mounted in the said head and having projecting pins at its bottom extending thru the said downwardly extended element and adapted for passing thru the openings of an identification seal, a spring normally urging the rod downwards, levers pivmotion of the head for freeing the rod so as to permit the same to move upwards relative to the head during the final stages of downward motion of the head for permitting the said pins to be moved from the openings in the seal, and means for moving the said levers back to operative positions upon a raising of the head.

r 8. In a machine of the class described, a movable head having a cap with a downwardly extended element attached on its bottom, a rod slidably mounted in the said head and having projecting pins at its bottom extending thru the said downwardly extended element and adapted for passing thru the openings of an identification seal, a means for normally urging the rod downwards, levers pivotally mounted on the said head and having their inner ends resting on the top of the rod for restraining possible upward-motion of the rod relative to the head while the head moves downwards, stops for abutting the outer ends of the levers during downward motion of the head for freeing the rod so as to permit the same to move upwards relative to the head during the final stages of downward motion of the head for permitting the said pins to be moved from the openings in the seal, and springs for moving the said levers back to operative positions upon a raising of the head.

at. In a machine of the class described, a movable head having a cap attached on its bottom, a rod slidably mounted in the said head, and having projecting pins at its bottom extending thru the cap and adapted for passing thru the openings of an identification seal, a spring normally urging the rod downwards, levers pivotally mounted on the said head and having their inner ends resting on the top of the rod for restraining posh ead for permitting he Said pins .tp be sible upward motion ofiqhe 110d relative to moved. fromv the openings int-11a seal, and

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